street photography

refugees

Sounds redundant…Arrivals of refugees are now a redundant phenomena in Southern Europe.
Between 10 and 13 April 7000 people were saved and escorted till the Italian coasts.
During the 1st months of 2015, almost 1000 people died in the Mediterranean Sea
The uses and means seem of the traffickers seem to become more and more violent. The International Organisation for Migration gathered witnesses of “hope trips” sold for 400 dollars, much cheaper than a short time ago, but on dinguee which are likely to sink while still in Libyan waters because of their poor conditions. Source L’Espresso (07 & 15 april)
This one was on Easter monday in Catania. Yesterday, april 15th a tug boat arrived with numeros people on board. Seems an endless story, yet European authorities seem completely indifferent…